Get Air conditioning system Guide for Toyota Avalon 4 Door Second Generation (2000-2004)

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SECTION 1− 8

OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS

Air conditioning system

Manual air conditioning system

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Air flow selector settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Operating tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Automatic air conditioning system

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Air flow selector settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Operating tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Side vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Air conditioning filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

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Manual air conditioning system—

—Controls

1. Temperature selector

(mainly for driver and secondarily for

front passenger)

2. Air intake selector

3. “A/C” button

4. Temperature selector

(mainly for front passenger and

secondarily for driver)

5. Air flow selector

6. Fan speed selector

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Fan speed selector

D There are cases where one or both of

the airflow temperatures may not accu-

rately correlate with the set tempera-

ture according to circumstances, when

the airflow temperature settings on the

left and right are substantially different.

For example, if the left controller is set

at central or neutral temperature while

the right one is set at maximum heat-

ing or maximum cooling, or vice versa.

If this situation occurs, use the fine

tune operation to adjust the air temper-

ature on each side.

Turn the knob to adjust the fan speed—to

the right to increase, to the left to de-

crease.

Temperature selector

Turn the knob to adjust the temperature—

to the right to warm, to the left to cool.

Knowledge for the two−temperature se-

lector operation

This air conditioning system has two inde-

pendent temperature selectors: left and

right (for the use of driver and front pas-

senger respectively).

Air flow selector

D There are cases where the temperature

of the airflow may not accurately corre-

late on the driver and front passenger

side according to circumstances, even

if the left and right temperature selec-

tors are set at the same temperature.

If this situation occurs, use the fine

tune operation to adjust the air temper-

ature on one side.

Turn the knob to select the vents used for

air flow.

1. Panel—Air flows mainly from the

instrument panel vents.

2. Bi−level—Air flows from both the floor

vents and the instrument panel vents.

When you set the temperature selector

setting at about the center, warm air

flows out of the floor vents and rela-

tively low−temperature air flows out of

the center and side vents.

Note: This manual dual temperature se-

lectors should generally only be used

as independent temperature settings for

the left and right.

3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor

vents.

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4. Floor/Windshield—Air

flows

mainly

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears

the front view more quickly.

from the floor vents and windshield

vents.

Turning the air flow selector to the

floor/windshield position turns on the

defogging function with the purpose of

clearing the front view.

For details about air flow selector settings,

see “—Air flow selector settings” de-

scribed below.

This position allows the air intake to

select FRESH automatically. This is to

clean up the front view more quickly.

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air in-

take selector button once again.

Air intake selector

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears

the front view more quickly.

Press the button to select the air source.

An indicator light will illuminate to show

which air intake mode is being selected.

5. Windshield—Air flows mainly from the

windshield vents.

1. Recirculate—Recirculates the air inside

the vehicle.

Turning the air flow selector to the

windshield position turns on the defog-

ging function with the purpose of clear-

ing the front view.

2. Fresh—Draws outside air into the sys-

tem.

To prevent fogging up of the windshield,

the air intake mode may change automati-

cally to FRESH depending on the condi-

tion of the air conditioning system.

This position allows the air intake to

select FRESH automatically. This is to

clean up the front view more quickly.

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air in-

take selector button once again.

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“A/C” button

To turn on the air conditioning, press the

“A/C” button. The “A/C” button indicator

will come on. To turn the air conditioning

off, press the button again.

If the “A/C” button indicator flashes, there

is a problem in the air conditioning system

and the air conditioning automatically

shuts off. If this happens, take your ve-

hicle to your Toyota dealer for service.

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—Air flow selector settings

—Operating tips

D To cool off your Toyota after it has

been parked in the hot sun, drive with

the windows open for a few minutes.

This vents the hot air, allowing the air

conditioning to cool the interior more

quickly.

D Make sure the air intake grilles in front

of the windshield are not blocked (by

leaves or snow, for example).

D On humid days, do not blow cold air

on the windshield. The windshield could

fog up because of the difference in air

temperature on the inside and outside

of the windshield.

D Keep the area under the front seats

clear to allow air to circulate through-

out the vehicle.

D On cold days, set the fan speed to

high for

a

minute to help clear the

intake ducts of snow or moisture. This

can reduce the amount of fogging on

the windows.

D When driving on dusty roads, close all

windows. If dust thrown up by the ve-

hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after

closing the windows, it is recommended

that the air intake selector be set to

FRESH and the fan speed selector to

any setting except “OFF”.

On some models

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D If following another vehicle on a dusty

road, or driving in windy and dusty

conditions, it is recommended that the

air intake selector be temporarily set to

RECIRCULATE, which will close off the

outside passage and prevent outside

air and dust from entering the vehicle

interior.

Heating

Air conditioning

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards WARM

(red zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—FLOOR

Air conditioning—OFF

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards COLD

(blue zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—PANEL

Air conditioning—ON

D For quick heating, select recirculated

D For quick cooling, select recirculated

air for a few minutes.

air for

a

few minutes. To keep the

windows from fogging, select fresh af-

ter the vehicle interior has been

warmed.

Ventilation

For best results, set controls to:

D Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi-

fied heating.

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards COLD

(blue zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—PANEL

Air conditioning—OFF

D Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat

the vehicle interior while defrosting or

defogging the windshield.

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Defogging

Defrosting

The inside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:

The outside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards WARM

(red zone) to heat;

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards WARM

(red zone)

COLD (blue zone) to

cool

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Turning the air flow selector to the wind-

shield or floor/windshield position turns on

the defrosting function with the purpose of

clearing the front view.

Turning the air flow selector to the wind-

shield or floor/windshield position turns on

the defogging function with the purpose of

clearing the front view.

When turning the air flow selector to wind-

shield or floor/windshield position, the air

intake selects FRESH automatically. This

is to clean up the front view more quickly.

When turning the air flow selector to wind-

shield or floor/windshield position, the air

intake selects FRESH automatically. This

is to clean up the front view more quickly.

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air intake

selector button once again.

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air intake

selector button once again.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears the

front view more quickly.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears the

front view more quickly.

D To heat the vehicle interior while de-

frosting

floor/windshield air flow.

the

windshield,

choose

D On humid days, do not blow cold air

on the windshield—the difference be-

tween the outside and inside tempera-

tures could make the fogging worse.

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Automatic air conditioning system—

—Controls

1. “AUTO” button

2. “OFF” button

3. Air intake selector

4. Windshield air flow button

5. “A/C” button

6. “DUAL” button

7. Temperature selector

(Only for the independent mode that

display shows “DUAL”; mainly for front

passenger and secondarily for driver)

8. “MODE” button (air flow selector)

9. Fan speed selector

10. Temperature selector

(At the independent mode that display

shows “DUAL”; mainly for driver and

secondarily for front passenger)

(At the linked mode that display does

not show “DUAL”; for driver)

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“AUTO” button

Temperature selector

Knowledge for the two−temperature se-

lector operation

For automatic operation of the air condi-

tioning, press the “AUTO” button. “AUTO”

will appear on the display to show that

the automatic operation mode has been

selected.

To increase the temperature, press the

“Ɯ” side, to decrease it, press the “Ɲ”

side.

This air conditioning system has two inde-

pendent temperature selectors: left and

right (for the use of driver and front pas-

senger respectively).

“MAX. COLD” appears when you adjust to

maximum cooling, and “MAX. HOT” when

you adjust to maximum warming.

D There are cases where the temperature

of the airflow may not accurately corre-

late on the driver and front passenger

side according to circumstances, even

if the left and right temperature selec-

tors are set at the same temperature.

If this situation occurs, use the fine

tune operation to adjust the air temper-

ature on one side.

In the automatic operation mode, the air

conditioning selects the most suitable fan

speed, air flow, air intake and on−off of

the air conditioning according to the tem-

perature.

The temperature display changes between

“_C” and “_F” when the unit of the outside

temperature display is changed.

“DUAL” button

When you press the “AUTO” button with

the air intake mode at FRESH, internal

circulation may be applied for maximum

cooling.

This switch is used to set the tempera-

tures independently for the driver’s seat

and front passenger seat.

Pushing the button changes the mode

from independent and linked.

D There are cases where one or both of

the airflow temperatures may not accu-

rately correlate with the set tempera-

ture according to circumstances, when

the airflow temperature settings on the

left and right are substantially different.

For example, if the left controller is set

at central or neutral temperature while

the right one is set at maximum heat-

ing or maximum cooling, or vice versa.

If this situation occurs, use the fine

tune operation to adjust the air temper-

ature on each side.

You may use manual controls if you want

to select your own settings.

Independent mode: Temperatures can be

set independently for the driver’s seat and

front passenger’s seat. “DUAL” will appear

on the display to show that the indepen-

dent mode has been selected.

To turn off the automatic operation, press

the “OFF” button.

Fan speed selector

Push the “>” (increase) or “<” (decrease)

side of the button to adjust the fan speed.

Linked mode: The same temperature is

set for the driver’s seat and front passen-

ger’s seat.

In automatic operation, you do not have

to adjust the fan speed unless you desire

another fan speed mode.

When the temperature for the front pas-

senger’s seat is changed in linked mode,

the mode is changed automatically to in-

dependent mode.

“OFF” button

Push the “OFF” button to turn off the air

conditioning system.

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1. Panel—Air flows mainly from the

instrument panel vents.

2. Bi−level—Air flows from both the floor

vents and the instrument panel vents.

When you set the temperature selector

setting at about the middle in automatic

operation, warm air flows out of the

floor vents and relatively low−tempera-

ture air flows out of the center and

side vents.

3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor

vents.

4. Floor/Windshield—Air

flows

mainly

“MODE” button (air flow selector)

Windshield air flow button

from the floor vents and windshield

vents.

Push the “MODE” button to select the

vents used for air flow.

When this button is pressed, air flows

mainly from the windshield vents and

turns on the defogging function with the

purpose of clearing the front view.

Use with the air intake selector posi-

tioned in FRESH.

In automatic operation, you do not have

to select the air flow unless you desire

another air flow mode.

For details about air flow selector settings,

see “—Air flow selector settings” de-

scribed below.

Pressing this button once again returns

the air flow mode to the last one used.

This button allows the air intake to select

FRESH automatically. This is to clean up

the front view more quickly. If you want

to return the setting to RECIRCULATE

mode, press the air intake selector button

once again.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears the

front view more quickly.

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For details about air flow selector settings,

see “—Air flow selector settings” de-

scribed below.

“A/C” button

To turn on the air conditioning, press the

“A/C” button. The “A/C” button indicator

will come on. To turn the air conditioning

off, press the button again.

If the “A/C” button indicator flashes, there

is a problem in the air conditioning system

and the air conditioning automatically

shuts off. If this happens, take your ve-

hicle to your Toyota dealer for service.

Air intake selector

Press the button to select the air source.

The air intake mode which is being se-

lected is shown on the display.

1. Recirculate—Recirculates the air inside

the vehicle.

2. Fresh—Draws outside air into the sys-

tem.

To prevent fogging up of the windshield,

the air intake mode may change automati-

cally to FRESH depending on the condi-

tion of the air conditioning system.

For example, when the ambient tempera-

ture is low, the air intake mode may

change automatically to FRESH. This is

not a malfunction.

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—Air flow selector settings

—Operating tips

D To cool off your Toyota after it has

been parked in the hot sun, drive with

the windows open for a few minutes.

This vents the hot air, allowing the air

conditioning to cool the interior more

quickly.

D Make sure the air intake grilles in front

of the windshield are not blocked (by

leaves or snow, for example).

D On humid days, do not blow cold air

on the windshield. The windshield could

fog up because of the difference in air

temperature on the inside and outside

of the windshield.

D Keep the area under the front seats

clear to allow air to circulate through-

out the vehicle.

D On cold days, set the fan speed to

high for

a

minute to help clear the

intake ducts of snow or moisture. This

can reduce the amount of fogging on

the windows.

D When driving on dusty roads, close all

windows. If dust thrown up by the ve-

hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after

closing the windows, it is recommended

that the air intake selector be set to

FRESH and the fan speed selector to

any setting except OFF.

On some models

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D If following another vehicle on a dusty

road, or driving in windy and dusty

conditions, it is recommended that the

air intake selector be temporarily set to

RECIRCULATE, which will close off the

outside passage and prevent outside

air and dust from entering the vehicle

interior.

Heating

Air conditioning

For best results, set controls to:

—For automatic operation

For best results, set controls to:

—For automatic operation

Press in the “AUTO” button.

Temperature—To the desired

temperature

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air conditioning—OFF

Press in the “AUTO” button.

Temperature—To the desired

temperature

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air conditioning—ON

—For manual operation

Fan speed—To the desired fan speed

Temperature—Towards high temperature

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—FLOOR

Fan speed—To the desired fan speed

Temperature—Towards low temperature

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—PANEL

Air conditioning—OFF

Air conditioning—ON

D For quick heating, select recirculated

D For quick cooling, select recirculated

air for a few minutes.

air for

a

few minutes. To keep the

windows from fogging, select fresh af-

ter the vehicle interior has been

warmed.

D Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi-

fied heating.

D Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat

the vehicle interior while defrosting or

defogging the windshield.

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Ventilation

Defogging and defrosting

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears the

front view more quickly.

For best results, set controls to:

—For automatic operation

—The inside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:

—For automatic operation

D On humid days, do not blow cold air

on the windshield—the difference be-

tween the outside and inside tempera-

tures could make the fogging worse.

Press in the “AUTO” button.

Temperature—Towards low temperature

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air conditioning—OFF

Temperature—Towards high temperature

to heat; low temperature

to cool

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

—The outside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:

—For automatic operation

—For manual operation

Fan speed—To the desired fan speed

Temperature—Towards low temperature

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—PANEL

—For manual operation

Temperature—Towards high temperature

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Fan speed—To the desired fan speed

Temperature—Towards high temperature

to heat; low temperature

to cool

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Air conditioning—OFF

—For manual operation

Fan speed—To the desired fan speed

Temperature—Towards high temperature

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Pressing the windshield air flow button

turns on the defogging function with the

purpose of clearing the front view.

Pressing the windshield air flow button

turns on the defrosting function with the

purpose of clearing the front view.

When pressing the windshield air flow but-

ton, the air intake selects FRESH auto-

matically. This is to clean up the front

view more quickly.

When pressing the windshield air flow but-

ton, the air intake selects FRESH auto-

matically. This is to clean up the front

view more quickly.

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air intake

selector button once again.

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Side vents

Air conditioning filter

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air intake

selector button once again.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears the

front view more quickly.

D To heat the vehicle interior while de-

frosting

floor/windshield air flow.

the

windshield,

choose

If air flow control is not satisfactory, check

the side vents. The side vents may be

opened or closed as shown.

This air conditioning system has a high

efficient air refiner filter which helps

eliminate dust and pollen, thereby in-

creasing your driving comfort.

The air conditioning filter is set behind the

glove box.

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CHECKING

CONDITIONING FILTER

AND

REPLACING

AIR

NOTICE

Do not try to replace the air condi-

tioning filter by yourself. Doing so

may damage the vehicle.

The air conditioning filter may clog after

long use. The filter may need to be re-

placed if the air flow of the air conditioner

and heater experiences extreme reductions

in operating efficiency, or if the windows

become to fog up easily.

INFORMATION

Perform filter replacement periodically.

The air filter should be installed prop-

erly in position. The use of air condi-

tioning with the air filter removed

may cause deteriorated dustproof per-

formance and then affect air condi-

tioning performance.

Period of replacement (expected):

For U.S.A.—Every 22500 miles

For Canada—Every 16000 km

Notes: This is the normal maintenance

period. This may change depending on

operating conditions.

The filter information label is placed on

the inside of the glove box as shown.

If the symptoms of air conditioning

efficiency problems occur, contact your

Toyota dealer to have the filter checked

and replaced.

(Actual replacement time: Less than 10

minutes approximately)

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Air conditioning system for Your Toyota Avalon 4 Door Second Generation (2000-2004)

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